Municipal Bonds

Eric Todd Johnson has acted as bond counsel on hundreds of public projects for essentially all types of public entities, such as cities, counties, school districts, interlocal agencies, special districts, municipal building authorities, etc. He has helped issue basically all types of municipal bonds including, water revenue bonds, tax increment revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, sales tax revenue bonds, sewer revenue bonds, industrial revenue bonds, electric revenue bonds, secial assessment bonds, lease revenue bonds through municipal building authorities, certificates of participation, and more. Mr. Johnson practiced with a large national firm in its Salt Lake City office for a number of years. In response to his clients' concerns over the high national rates charged by national firms, Mr. Johnson joined Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, where he continues to provide top quality bond counsel services at legal rates more in line with local attorney fees.

Mr. Johnson has helped communities raise hundreds of millions of dollars for public projects. His projects in 2004, among others, include: (1) a $10,734,000 sales tax revenue bond for South Ogden City for a new city complex, (2) a $396,000 water revenue bond and a $1,080,000 water revenue bond for the Johnson Water District in Roosevelt for two new water tanks, (3) a $6,400,000 general obligation bond for the Town of Brian Head for recreation improvements and to refinance outstanding bonds, (4) an industrial revenue bond and a separate special assessment bond each for Box Elder County, and (5) a $1,000,000 lease revenue bond through the Uintah County Municipal Building Authority. As this list indicates, Mr. Johnson is bond counsel on projects large and small from the most sophisticated to the commonplace. He is also a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and is listed as nationally recognized bond counsel.

Practice Group Contact: Eric Todd Johnson, 801-413-1600